Statutory Rules
1979 No. 267
REGULATIONS UNDER THE STUDENT ASSISTANCE ACT 1973*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Student Assistance Act 1973.
Dated this twelfth day of December, 1979.
ZELMAN COWEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Aboriginal Affairs for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Education
AMENDMENTS OF THE STUDENT ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS†
Living allowance— student deemed to be of independent status
1. Regulation 41 of the Student Assistance Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3ab) “$8,700” and substituting “ $9,400 ”.
Living allowance— other students
2. Regulation 42 of the Student Assistance Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (6) “$8,700” and substituting “$9,400 and
(b) by omitting sub-regulation (19) and substituting the following, sub-regulation:
“(19) Where living allowance is payable under sub-regulation (3) or (12) in respect of a grantee, or in respect of a grantee and his dependants, the rate at
* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 December, 1978
† Statutory Rules 1974 No. 179 as amended to date. For previous amendment see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1979 No. 139 and see also Statutory Rules 1979 Nos. 139, 216.
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which living allowance is so payable is increased by $5.25 per week—
(a) in the case of a grantee who was in receipt of Assistance during the relevant period that ended on the day immediately preceding the commencing date for the relevant period in respect of which living allowance is payable—in respect of the whole of the second-mentioned relevant period; and
(b) in any other case—in respect of the period that commences on the next practicable pay day.”.
Application
3. The amendments of the Student Assistance Regulations effected by regulations 1 and 2 apply in relation to the grant of Tertiary Education Assistance in respect of a period commencing on or after 1 January 1980.
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